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US special operations vets carry out daring mission to save Afghan allies
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Posted on 08/27/2021 5:15:26 AM PDT by janetjanet998

With the Taliban growing more violent and adding checkpoints near Kabul's airport, an all-volunteer group of American veterans of the Afghan war launched a final daring mission on Wednesday night dubbed the "Pineapple Express" to shepherd hundreds of at-risk Afghan elite forces and their families to safety, members of the group told ABC News. Moving after nightfall in near-pitch black darkness and extremely dangerous conditions, the group said it worked unofficially in tandem with the United States military and U.S. embassy to move people, sometimes one person at a time, or in pairs, but rarely more than a small bunch, inside the wire of the U.S. military-controlled side of Hamid Karzai International Airport.

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Doing the work Biden won't let the military do
1 posted on 08/27/2021 5:15:26 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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It’s like the plot of a bad Hollywood movie. The US Army won’t do what’s necessary, so a bunch of old retired guys suit up and go overseas to kick some ass.


2 posted on 08/27/2021 5:18:35 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We have two Democrat parties. 50% of the US population is taxed w/o representation.)
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ABC always leaks info take out Americans. always.


3 posted on 08/27/2021 5:21:02 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The Expendables


4 posted on 08/27/2021 5:23:18 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: janetjanet998

Another well-deserved fat lip for Xiden and his prissy, woke generals.


5 posted on 08/27/2021 5:23:38 AM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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Doing the work Biden won't let the military do

Word for word what I was going to post.

6 posted on 08/27/2021 5:23:42 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far is that most of the news media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: janetjanet998

How about saving Americans?


7 posted on 08/27/2021 5:27:03 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’m pretty sure a buddy of mine has a small part in this.


8 posted on 08/27/2021 5:30:43 AM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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To: janetjanet998

But Biden & the people around him will take credit for flying them out. They too will be included in the numbers even though they had nothing to do with rescuing them in the 1st place.


9 posted on 08/27/2021 5:43:19 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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Blackwater -> Xe -> Constellis

There’s a lot of PMCs that would go do work, and they have zero ROEs.


10 posted on 08/27/2021 5:49:30 AM PDT by EEGator
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As much as I like seeing things like this take place, especially because it smears Xiden and his hapless minions, why is anyone in the MSM reporting this? Won’t this now put those brave patriots at risk?


11 posted on 08/27/2021 5:50:40 AM PDT by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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He’s a bit too old to be on the ground. I think he’s in the planning operation.


12 posted on 08/27/2021 5:51:56 AM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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Today ... just a few moments ago ... I realized the reason the military was pulled first.

THESE (below) people have been heavily invested in and they can't afford to lose a single one.

. Viet Nam was invented to kill off " the angry young (educated) man " of the 60's.

. The Middle East has been created to be training ground for obedient storm troopers.

“Woke soldier says she’ll shoot Americans who disobey her if martial law is declared. She must not realize how many of us veterans have the same training and won’t be on her side

13 posted on 08/27/2021 5:53:48 AM PDT by knarf (qa)
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To: ducttape45

They learned from Geraldo...


14 posted on 08/27/2021 5:55:49 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: cyclotic

That’s still a vital skill set.


15 posted on 08/27/2021 5:56:09 AM PDT by EEGator
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God bless these guys .....


16 posted on 08/27/2021 6:00:25 AM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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Yep. I won’t say anything beyond that he’s highly qualified.


17 posted on 08/27/2021 6:02:20 AM PDT by cyclotic (Live your life in such a way that they hate you as much as they hated Rush Limbaugh)
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To: ducttape45

As much as I like seeing things like this take place, especially because it smears Xiden and his hapless minions, why is anyone in the MSM reporting this? Won’t this now put those brave patriots at risk?


Dems will try to take credit for this.


18 posted on 08/27/2021 6:02:59 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: janetjanet998

read about them the other day. God bless them all.


19 posted on 08/27/2021 6:06:37 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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That bitch needs to see the business end of a snipers rifle.


20 posted on 08/27/2021 6:07:04 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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